Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame was established in 1970 by the Nashville Songwriters Foundation, Inc. in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.{{cite web|title=Nashville Songwriters Foundation - About|url=http://www.nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com//Site/about-us|access-date=September 19, 2015}} A non-profit organization, its objective is to honor and preserve the songwriting legacy that is uniquely associated with the music community in the city of Nashville. The Foundation's stated purpose is to educate, archive, and celebrate the contributions of the members of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame to the world of music.

The Nashville Songwriters Foundation, Inc., is governed by a board of directors, currently consisting of thirteen members. Annually, three songwriters are inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Inductees

=1970s=

;1970

;1971

;1972

;1973

;1974

Hank Cochran

;1975

;1976

;1977

;1978

;1979

=1980s=

;1980

;1981

;1982

;1983

;1984

;1985

;1986

;1987

;1988

;1989

=1990s=

;1990

Sue Brewer
Ted Harris
Jimmy Webb

;1991

;1992

;1993

Red Lane{{cite web|author=Doc Rock |url=http://www.thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2015b.html |title=The Dead Rock Stars Club 2015 July to December |publisher=Thedeadrockstarsclub.com |access-date=July 11, 2015}}
Don Schlitz
Conway Twitty

;1994

Jerry Foster (as Foster & Rice)
Buddy Holly
Richard Leigh
Bill Rice (as Foster & Rice)
Bobby Russell

;1995

;1996

;1997

Wayne Carson{{cite web|author=Doc Rock |url=http://www.thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2015b.html |title=The Dead Rock Stars Club 2015 July to December |publisher=Thedeadrockstarsclub.com |access-date=July 25, 2015}}
Roger Cook
Hank Thompson

;1998

;1999

Tommy Collins
Wayne Kemp
A. L. "Doodle" Owens
Glenn Sutton{{cite web|url=http://www.countryweekly.com/glenn_sutton/scoop/2324 |title=Hall of Fame Songwriter Sutton Dies - Nash Country Weekly |publisher=Countryweekly.com |date=April 18, 2007 |access-date=August 1, 2015}}